Trying to Wrap up Loose Ends

It’s overcast and the temperature is comfortable at 17 degrees so far.

The plumbing is coming and water is running in all the bathrooms.

Most of the lights have been purchased and piled up in mom’s house.

The gate guy is coming this morning to install the gate.  When he is done I will run in to the bank to get his money and pay at his shop.

The engineer is coming tomorrow morning to do final inspection of the boundary wall.

He will probably do the report and submit to the council. 

I will be buying most of the pro grip tile cement today. The paint I may buy it on Monday after I did the test this weekend.

I hate to say this, but there is no cheaper way in building houses.

Since you will be done work, I think you should come in May for a month to do the fittings and final inspection. 

So it goes

Me

Time is Running Out

Well 5 weeks have flown by and Binnie only has over a week left before heading north to our "summer" home.  It has been amazing what has been achieved in this time.  All credit to her!!

Now that the windows have gone in, it is now safer to finish the interior.  Therefore the plumbing is well under way as is the electrical work.

It also interesting to note that unlike Canada, windows don't really have to keep the cold out but more importantly the wind and dust

Outside the perimeter wall is complete on three sides, apart from plastering and painting, and the push is on to finish the front section which will have the gate.

East perimeter wall

Front window from porch into living room

 

Boundary Wall

The phone has reported that the money has arrived.  It’s less than the last 2 transfers.  Anyways, I will pay the builder for the wall and the septic tank, the pit sand and the river sand. 

They ran out of stock bricks for building the pillars for boundary wall. I have ordered 4 more pallets plus 4 pallets of 6” blocks!  The boundary wall is almost finished.  They were working over the weekend.

I have purchased 4 rhino tapes and 3 plaster primer and a ceiling paint.  They will prime the inside and we will do our decorations in due course.  [Sorry, what is this about doing our own painting!!!]  I have asked them to paint the outside of the house though.

I will be off to pay for the windows so that they can install them this week.

Will keep you posted..

B

Chinese New Year

Good morning:

Braintree must be CTM, that is where I got all the sanitary ware including bathtubs 2 , toilets 3, wash basins, all the flooring. The transport was 1500 p.  They are all in boxes.   Just got home after spending 2 hours with the laborers unloading 900 kg of material!

Once the plumber assembles the the baths and toilets I will send a picture. Probably by next Tuesday after the China man has installed the windows. 

Windows people are still working on them.  However, we are delayed by Chinese New Year. The flooring might have to wait.  I didn’t purchase the grout and adhesive. 

Friday I am off to get the lights and fire door.  My brother says he will help bring the door back.

So it goes.

Binnie